... political divide and, broadly speaking, its social divide will not be overcome in November and Trump’s supporters will hardly be ready to surrender unconditionally. The bitter political struggle in the U.S. will continue no matter what the outcome of the elections. Consequently, it is difficult to hope for any radical shifts in bilateral Russia-U.S. relations. As far as one can tell, Joe Biden has neither the political will not the requisite political capital to promote such shifts.
At the same time, given Biden’s heavy “dependence” on the Democratic party machine, we can expect his Russia policy to be more predictable. In other ...
... like pouring oil on already burning US-China fire.
Can we expect a radical shift of the US approach to China after the November elections? Unfortunately, this is not very likely. If Joe Biden replaces Donald Trump in the White House, there will be a clear change in US foreign policy style and rhetoric, but ... ... long-term strategy toward the world in general — and toward China in particular.
Andrey Kortunov:
President Joe Biden and Russia
Many in Russia believe that a protracted US-China confrontation meets Russia's foreign policy interests since this confrontation ...
... of confrontation
There are still more than four months until the U.S. presidential elections, almost an eternity in these uneasy, constantly shifting and unpredictable... ... consequences for all of these countries, positive for some, not so much for others. As for Russia, the historical significance of the U.S. elections is up for debate. One gets... ... the Growing Alienation Lead to?
Unfortunately, there is every reason to believe that Joe Biden, should he emerge victorious on November 3, will be another weak president...
Just as it was in 2016, Russia is a topic at the forefront of conversations swirling around this year's election
... ... abruptly lift sanctions on Russia. That will not be inside a fortune cookie any time soon.
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
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Former Vice President Joe Biden... ... professor
proposes
“strong, targeted penalties on Russia for its attempts to subvert elections” and implementing policies that will help make America’s European allies...
